Re: Aluminum Hull Boats
If you boat in rough water then I would make sure and get a welded boat not rivets. Lund is one of the best boats with Rivets but they are very heavy compared to most Aluminum boats...
Ride on aluminum boats will normally be rougher than on fiberglass because they are lighter and go more over the wave than thru the wave...
Still Crestliner has a lifetime hull warranty on older boat and I think 20 on newer boats.
Just a few words on select comments of Boatist's reply...
I toured the factories of Lund, Crestliner and Alumacraft last fall before deciding on a brand. (All of them are located in Minnesota). The Crestliner is fully welded, and it is the heaviest of the three. Alumacraft and Lund have welding in their keels, but are primarily riveted. All three brands have good merits.
Lund and Crestliner are owned by Brunswick and, therefore, use Mercury as their standard motors. Alumacraft is independent, so owners are free to rig their boats any way they want.
The ride on aluminum boats is much improved over what is was many years ago.
Check carefully on warranty terms. They are subject to change.
The top selling new aluminum boats are Tracker, Alumacraft, Lund and Crestliner in that order. Like everyone else has said, they are all good brands. For me, however, the trick was to find the easiest to sell *used* aluminum boat, which in our neck of the woods turns out to be Lund. It might be entirely different where you live.